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9 chromosome counts in Abrus precatorius L.:


Name Accepted Name Gametophytic(n) Sporophytic(2n) Data Source reference
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L. 11   IPCN online Gill, L. S. & S. W. Husaini. 1986. Cytological observations in Leguminosae from southern Nigeria. Willdenowia 15: 521–527.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 IPCN online Borgen, L. 1980. Chromosome numbers of Macaronesian flowering plants III. Bot. Macaronés. IV, Cien. 7: 67–76.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 IPCN online Yeh, M. S., H. YUASA & F. Maekawa. 1986. Chromosome numbers in the Leguminosae. Sci. Rep. Res. Inst. Evol. Biol. 3: 57–71.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 IPCN online Kumari, S. & S. S. Bir. 1990. Karyomorphological evolution in Papilionaceae. J. Cytol. Genet. 25: 173–219.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L. 11 22 IPCN online Bir, S. S. & S. Kumari. 1977. Evolutionary status of Leguminosae from Pachmarhi, central India. Nucleus 20: 94–98.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 IPCN online Al-Turki, T. A., S. A. Filfilan & S. F. Mehmood. 2000. A cytological study of flowering plants from Saudi Arabia. Willdenowia 30: 339–358.
  Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L. 11   IPCN75-78 Bir & Kumari 1977
!   Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 IPCN73-74 FRITSCH, R. 1972. Chromosomenzahlen von Pflanzen der Insel Kuba. II. Kulturpflanze 19: 305-313.
!   Abrus precatorius L. Abrus precatorius L.   22 Kumar, 1987 Tschechow, W.P. (Pedorov) ; Senn, H.A. 1938 ; Poucques, M.L. de 1945a; Riley; H.P. 1960 ; Von Rein- hard, F. 1972